पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · April 7, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.74 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाचइत्यहं वासुदेवस्य पार्थस्य च महात्मनः।संवादमिममश्रौषमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम्।।18.74।।
"18.74 Sanjaya told: "Thus have I heard this rare, wonderful and soul-stirring discourse of the Lord Shri Krishna and the great-souled Arjuna." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.74's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya353.25°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra277.38°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala155.42°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha4.62°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.92°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra356.48°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani16.73°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

Durban, South Africa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+2)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:04 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:46 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:04 – 10:31
Yamaganda13:25 – 14:52
Gulika Kāla06:10 – 07:37
Varjyam06:39 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:10 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:37 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:04 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:31 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:58 – 13:25 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:25 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:52 – 16:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:19 – 17:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:46 – 19:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:19 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:52 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:25 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:58 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:31 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:04 – 04:37 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:37 – 06:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873768.27
Julian Day2462233.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2618°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)281.15°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2618°), declination 6.87°, EoT -2.49 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2029-04-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)